Carla Sue Garrett (born July 31, 1967, in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

) is a former American female

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and

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er representing the United States in both sports at international competitions.

Life

Garrett attended the

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. After her career she became the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at

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. She has been at Salpointe since 2006.

Weightlifting

She competed in the super heavyweight class. She won the silver medal at the 1991 and

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Discus throwing

Garett participated at the

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in the discus throw event. Garrett didn't make it out of her group in the qualifying heats, finishing 13th out of 14 with a throw of 58.06 meters. She also competed at the 1991 and

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having ori ...

. Her personal best is 60.54 metre, set in 1992.

References

1967 births Living people American female weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics American female discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Albuquerque, New Mexico 20th-century American women {{US-weightlifting-bio-stub